DYED : INDIGO BLUE

The word nila in Sanskrit, means blue, specifically ‘indigo blue’.  In parts of India, indigo is perceived as a Blue Goddess, with many Hindi Gods like Kaali and Krishna, often portrayed in the colour blue as it symbolises the colour of the cosmos.

Injiri’s Neel Collection, is centred around the colour indigo - a natural blue dye extracted from the Indigoerfa tinctorial plant. It has been for several years in the making by Chinar Farooqui the founder of Injiri, piecing together different textiles from different craft techniques, in particular the Jamdani weaving technique.

Natural indigo powder is an extract prepared from Indigofera tinctorial - a deciduous shrub to about 1 metre high. Indigo is the legendary source of colourfast blues and its ability to produce a wide range of shades has made it the most successful dye plant ever known. Indigo can give clear blues that range from the tint of a pale sky to a deep navy that is almost black.